If full-scale nuclear war developed, their people and territories would share in the general decimation (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).
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dec|la|ma|tion — «DEHK luh MAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or art of reciting in public; making formal speeches: »That which gave most effect to his declamation was the air of sincerity, of vehement feeling, or moral elevation which belonged to all that he said… … Useful english dictionary
dec|la|ra|tion — «DEHK luh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of declaring: »a declaration of love. The king s declaration of war was a signal for the army to begin fighting. SYNONYM(S): assertion, announcement, avowal. 2. the thing declared; open or public statement:… … Useful english dictionary
dec|li|na|tion — «DEHK luh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. a downward bend or slope. SYNONYM(S): declension. 2. a polite refusal: »I mailed our declination for the tea. 3. a) the deviation of the needle of a compass from true north or south. b) the angular measure of this… … Useful english dictionary
dec|o|ra|tion — «DEHK uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. a thing used to decorate; ornament: »We put pictures and other decorations up in the classroom. SYNONYM(S): embellishment. 2. a badge, ribbon, or medal given as an honor: »The sailor s decorations showed that he had… … Useful english dictionary
dec·la·ra·tion — /ˌdɛkləˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 : the act of making an official statement about something : the act of declaring something The government has made/issued a declaration of war on/against its enemies. [noncount] We awaited the declaration… … Useful english dictionary
re´dec|o|ra´tion — re|dec|o|rate «ree DEHK uh rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to decorate again or anew, especially by painting or papering. –re´dec|o|ra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
co|dec|li|na|tion — «KOH dehk luh NAY shuhn», noun. Astronomy. the complement of the declination; the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial pole; polar distance. ╂[< co + declination] … Useful english dictionary
dec — dec·u·man; dec·u·mar·ia; dec·u·mary; dec·u·plet; dec·u·ry; dec·us·sa·tion; dec·yl; dec·yl·ene; dem·o·dec·tic; do·dec·a·gon; do·dec·a·no·ic; do·dec·ant; do·dec·u·ple; do·dec·u·plet; du·o·dec·i·mo; du·o·dec·i·mole; hep·ta·dec·ane;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
dec|i|mal|i|za|tion — «DEHS uh muh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. a decimalizing; reduction to a decimal system: »A bill for the decimalization of the Union s coinage would also be introduced (Cape Times) … Useful english dictionary
